Earlier this week, the lunchtime crowd piled into the café like it always seems to. Lake Forest has served thousands of lunches in the 31 years it has been open. But it will only serve a couple more meals as the Folsom landmark closes its doors for good.

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The café is the latest victim of an ADA Compliance lawsuit.

Owner Barbara Rubin said she had no choice but to close the restaurant she has owned and operated for more than three decades.

"I could see the writing on the wall once we went into litigation," Rubin told KCRA 3 on Wednesday. "I knew there was no way I could turn it around. I do not have the financial ability to stay."

The lawsuit was filed by Robert Kalani on April 24. It states the restaurant is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

In the lawsuit, he maintains he could not even enter the restaurant.

Kalani is represented by San Jose Attorney Tanya Moore. She refused to comment to KCRA 3 regarding this story.

KCRA 3 discovered Kalani has filed 27 lawsuits since January 2012.

Many of them are filed against businesses, including Denny’s, Wendy’s, Skip’s Music, CVS Pharmacy and Save Mart.

Moore also refused to comment against past litigation.

The Lake Forest Café has been located at 13409 Folsom Blvd. since it opened.

The landmark is an old home, converted into a restaurant. The building used to be a dorm for the Natomas Company in the early 1900s for gold panners along the American River.

"This place is a cornerstone in the community," regular customer Kathy Kellehar said. "It's so relaxed here, and it's like family."

Many customers were stunned by the news of the café’s closing.

"It's been another home," said Cassandra Underwood, another regular customer. "Whenever I need a place to escape to, this is where I go."

Underwood has been coming to the café for 21 years.

"I have not told my kids yet, because they have been going here since they were born," Underwood said. "I brought them here when they were babies. This place has been a major part of my life since I moved to the area."

Customers are disappointed by the lawsuit.

"I am sorry that it is going away," Underwood said after a long sigh. "For someone abusing the system, I agree with the law, but I think the way some persecute it, is immoral."

Rubin told her longtime employees about the café's impending closure last week.

"I’m off to retirement," she told KCRA 3. "I will be fine. It’s my employees that (I) worry about the most."

Rubin greets the lawsuit the same way she greets an incoming customer, with a smile. She does not dispute the building's compliance, but worries about the relationships she has built over the years with loyal customers.

"The last two weeks have been like going to my own funeral," Rubin said. "Except, getting it over in one service -- I have been one table at a time in five-minute stories."

The locally famous menu features all Rubin's recipes – from "Mike’s Potatoes" to the pecan rolls.

Rubin said her next step is to enjoy retirement and write a cookbook on everything she has created over the years.

"I hope to have little anecdotes about different things in the book," Rubin said.